Fatal Community-Acquired Peritonitis Due to Invasive Necrotizing Intestinal Mucormycosis: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Abstract

We report here a rare case of fatal rapidly progressive necrotizing gastrointestinal mucormycosis due to Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides in the setting of community-acquired peritonitis, in an immunocompromised adult patient. Diagnosis was established by direct examination of peritoneal fluid showing hyphae consistent with mucormycosis confirmed by the culture.